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Join the Unitarian Universalist Association, UU Ministry For Earth, UU Service Committee and Love Resists for a letter writing campaign to show solidarity with Steve Martinez, a NoDAPL political prisoner who has been recently incarcerated after refusing to face a grand jury for a second time. Steve, an Indigenous water protector, was first subpoenaed to a federal grand jury in 2017 for his participation in the NoDAPL resistance movement and refused to comply then as now. This recent targeting came as a disconcerting surprise to many who have been supporting water protector political prisoners for the past four years. On the call, hear from Water Protectors and UU organizers about Steve’s current legal situation, and write your own letter to Steve and other NoDAPL political prisoners. Register here Another way to support is to DONATE to Steve Martinez’s GoFundMe.  

Thursday, Feb. 18th 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern RSVP TODAY

It’s a big week for fossil fuel resistance! Yesterday launched 30 days of action to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in solidarity with Gwich’in and Iñupiaq community members defending the sacred. With the Trump administration rushing to lease this sacred land to oil drilling, take action between now and January 6, 2021. With construction set to begin on the Line 3 pipeline, show up during the Digital Rally to Stop Line 3 on Wednesday, December 9. And then on Friday, December 11, rise up for National Day of Action by pressuring banks to Defund Line 3 and Keystone KXL. Read more about ways to get involved!

What's Next: Moving Into the Great Turning WWFOR Fall Retreat, November 21, 2020

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We are proud of the ways our Faith continues to #SideWithLove and be present to the World. We are in the final days before a historic election and we want to offer you an opportunity to provide Faithful Witness at The Polls. Whether your congregation is a polling site or is interested in offering some warmth and kindness at undoubtedly tense polling stations, we have ideas for how we can offer faithful responses that are at the heart of Side With Love. You can view the 30 minute webinar here. What does it mean to continue to “harvest our power” when we are tired or overwhelmed? There's no magical fix, but knowing you are NOT alone and that others can help find the answers helps. Join Side With Love on Monday Movement Moments for a 30-minute check-in and highlights of what’s happening across the country and ways you can get involved. Monday Movement Moment Nov. 2,9 at 9:30am PT. You can watch past episodes here.

• Do you know the history of the land your congregation calls “home?”
• Do you know what Indigenous people historically or currently inhabit that land?
• Do you know who the Indigenous people or communities are who live in your area or region and what their visions and struggles are?
• Are you acting in relationship or solidarity with any of them?

A Free Virtual Event October 13th - 14th More Information Here:1st Annual Gathering of Clear & Coherent Thought (must have active membership & registration for Redthought.org Join us for a unique Gathering Honoring the Life & Legacy of one of the Greatest Thinkers of Our Time John Trudell. Throughout the Gathering there will be many offereings of John's work. Musical performances, speaking engagments, as well as a showing of the "Trudell" Documentary. Friends and relatives of John's will be participating throughout offering testimony and sharing life experiences with John as well. Also there will be opportunities for our participants to engage and practice "Clear & Coherent Thought" with some exercises and courses that will supplement the live event. This was always a strong advocacy of John Trudell and as we Honor his life and legacy the intent is to practice it and potentially implement it into our lives during this gathering and going forward. Looking forward to all of the "Thinkers" that will be joining in our very unique event. Futher details will be provided and announced within the next couple weeks.

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MAY 2 SPRING ASSEMBLY.  We are excited to announce that the WWFOR Spring Assembly planners have come up with plans for a no-contact Spring Assembly on May 2.  Thank you, planners! Mark Your Calendar!  Tell Your Friends! Peace and Justice in a Time of Coronavirus Saturday, May 2, 2020, 9 am - 12:30 pm Zoom Videoconference (participate by internet or phone) Please join us for the 22nd. Annual Western Washington FOR conference; this year by videoconferencing or phone.  Find out how several groups and organizations are compassionately and courageously continuing to provide services in this unusually trying time, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted them and the people they serve. Everyone is welcome!  All are invited to this video-or-phone-conference and there is no fee involved. After a welcome and introductions, we will have a series of workshops with Q&A included, and a closing session. Workshop Presenters

• 9:15 am       Workshop # 1, Paul Chiyoken Wagner. Climate Emergency and stand against LNG facility in Tacoma.
• 9:50 am       Workshop # 2, Deborah Cruz and Betty Deveraux, Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest.
• 10:25 am     Workshop # 3, Maru Mora Villapando, La Resistencia against NWDC, Community Organizer and Immigrant Advocate.
• 11:00 am     Workshop # 4, Kwabe Amoah-Forson-The Peace Bus. 
• 11:35 am     Workshop # 5, Carly Brook, Kit Burns, Washington Against Nuclear Weapons.

The Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington on June 20, 2020 will not be postponed but will be transformed! We are going digital! We will hold the largest digital and social media gathering of poor and low-wealth people and people of conscience in this nation’s history. The COVID-19 global pandemic is exposing the already existing crisis of poverty in America, and we are going to bombard every member of Congress and the White House so that we raise up the demands of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. We will not be able to gather physically in Washington DC, but it is paramount that we have a forum where poor and low-wealth people can share their truths with a nation that needs its heart broken. If there was ever a time for a massive outcry, it’s right now. People are hungry for bold, visionary solutions, not just to this current crisis, but to systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. Poor and low-wealth people know the solutions we need. Stay tuned for more about how we are transforming our vision to adapt to the digital space. We may be isolated, but we remain united! Forward together, The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival

The Mount Holyoke College Club of the Puget Sound invites you to a panel discussion. Speakers: Dr. Serin Houston, Professor of Geography and International Relations at Mount Holyoke College, and author of Imagining Seattle: Social Values in Urban Governance.  Dr. Anu Taranath, Principal Lecturer, Comparative History of Ideas at University of  Washington, and author of Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World. Ms. Sarah Mayes. Sarah has worked for four lawmakers, most recently at Seattle City Council. A transgender woman and single mother, Sarah produces and co-hosts a new podcast, By the Sound. Free and open to the public.  Download flyer here.

LEARNING RIGHT RELATIONS SOLIDARITY WITH TRIBES OF THE SOUTH SALISH SEA invites the greater community of South Puget Sound to join the continuing search for appropriate expressions of right relationships with the original people of the Salish Sea. Presentation will be followed by an informal potluck. Contributions of plated, ready-to-serve finger food are greatly appreciated!

CYNTHIA IYALL In Honor of the Exoneration of Chief Leschi 

$5-20 Suggested donation

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Saturday – November 23, 2019 When:  1:00 – 4:00 pm – Free of Charge Where:  East Shore Unitarian Church - 12700 SE 32nd ,  Bellevue Panel & Discussion with:

• Dina Burstein, Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW
• Monserrat Padilla, WA Immigrant Solidarity Network & Coordinator for the Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project
• Carolyn de Ford, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women & Puyallup Domestic Advocacy Program
• Nickhath Sheriff, Muslim Community Resource Center

Presented by Children of the Setting Sun Productions Sunday, October 13 at 2:45 A Pickdford Film Center offering Bellingham, WA a hosted presentation and discussion after the screening Children of the Setting Sun Productions returns after a full year of filming in and around the Salish Sea. Come see the vibrancy of local Native cultures in a series of short films, the latest honoring the Women of Canoe Journey in this year's Paddle to Lummi. Also showing is Salmon People, with new scenes illuminating the intricate relationship between salmon and the Coast Salish peoples.